Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 5402, Nathaniel Flagg, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Flagg, Nathaniel
S 5402
Carded
CONTENTS

15450.
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Hagg
of Middlesex in the State of (Mass.) who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by Col. Bradford in the [blank] line for 9 Mos. 15 Days
Carlisle
Inscribed on the Roll of [blank] at the rate of $1 Dollars 46 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of June 1833 and [blank] Isaac Fiske & Cambridge
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $63.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833 15.83 $79.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. McBlain Clerk, Book [blank] Vol. 2 Page 25.
Let Isaac Fiske & [blank] 1833
72 Middletown

17398 Nathan Hagg Massachusetts
Orval 9 mos 15 days Adonai 10,66
Isaac Husko East Cambridge Mass

BRIEF in the case of  Nathaniel Flagg  County of Middlesex in the State of Massachusetts  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a     Enlist In 17 76 1780 * 3 supposed private Genl Putnam Capt Harrington   6 supposed days on roll of service Capt Cooper Col Bradford  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Waltham Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary & living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? paper, not properly attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
N Flagg Examining Clerk.  * See Geo Stern's Declarat on proof of this term of service

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss.
On this fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Honourable Judge of the Court of Probate, in and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, now sitting, Nathaniel Hagg a resident of Waltham in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy — years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, A. D. 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
He enlisted into a company of Militia commanded by Cap. — Harrington of Watertown , & marched to Dorchester heights ; he enlisted in the fall or fore part of winter in the year 1776, & was in the service three months & upwards, & was then dismissed.
He also enlisted in the month of July 1780 into a company of Militia & marched to Springfield & then was mustered, & from thence marched to Westpoint & was then put under the command of Cap Cooper , in Col. Bradford's Regiment & General Patterson's Brigade; from Westpoint went to Fish Hill & was in the Jerseys & at Stony Point ; He was on guard at the execution of Major Andre : — He served during this enlistment the term of six months & upwards; — & was then dismissed.
He was born in Waston in the county of Middlesex on the 25 day of June 1762. — Has no record of his birth.
He lived in Waltham when he went into the service & has lived here to the present time; —
He enlisted as a volunteer both times. —
He never received any Discharge & he never received any compensation.
He is known to the Revd Samuel Ripley of Waltham & also Hon Luke Fisher of Waltham ; one of the executive council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Nathaniel Flagg
17398
John and Mary 3rd Court

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state, In witness whereof the said Nathaniel has hereunto set his hand and mark - Nathaniel Hagg -
We, Bernard Whitman a clergyman, residing in the town of Waltham and Nathaniel Maynard residing in Waltham hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Hagg who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; - that we believe him to be Seventy years of age: that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Bernard Whitman  Nathaniel Maynard
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
J. O. P. Fay  Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify, that it appears to them that Nathaniel Hagg  Bernard Whitman who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Waltham and that Nathaniel Maynard who has also signed the same, is a resident in Waltham ( Hodmadodd ) and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. O. P. Fay  Probate
Isaac Fish Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Hagg for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Isaac Fish
For evidence, see the certificate of the town clerk accompanying the application of George Starns, herewith sent. J. O. P.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Nathaniel Hagg  which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? ys II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? ys III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? ys V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? ys VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? ys VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? ys IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? ys X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? ys

XI. * Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? ys
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? ↵
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? documentary & living witness
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Yes the Clerk of the Court has
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? —
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? ys
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? ↵
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept 13 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that Nathaniel Flagg served on the Town Role of Waltham six months and fifteen days, from the 11 th of July 1780
Edward Dangs, Secy

I George Stearns of Newton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged 80 years, do testify & say that I have known Nathaniel Hleff who now resides in Waltham ever since the year 1776. — In the fall or forepart of winter in the year 1776 the said Hleff & myself enlisted into a Company of Militia & went into the service in the Revolutionary War; — we marched to Dorchester Heights & were in the service together at this time the term of three months. — I also testify & say that I was in the service with said Hleff six months & afterwards from July 1780; — we enlisted together at Waltham, marched to Springfield, then to Northampton, & was in the Jerseys; we were at the encampment of Major Andre; — we were under the command of Capt. Coker, Col. Bradford's Regiment. — — we were in the same company & in the same mess during the whole of said time of six months. George Stearns
sworn to Middlesex ss. October 5. 1832. Personally appeared George Stearns above named & made oath for the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed; — I also certify that the said George Stearns is well known to me & is a man entitled to credit.
Launceston Jns of Peace & Magistrate of Middlesex

Rev War
5402 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 5402
Nathaniel Flagg Print Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. M , Page 126
[Arrangement of 1870.]